Global Justice

3 Credits · Level: Graduate, Undergraduate

This course examines empirical and normative representations of global justice. What accounts for differences in poverty and security across the world and over time? What are the moral implications of this variation for industrialized states? To what extent have industrialized states succeeded at addressing global justice since the end of the Second World War? Do industrialized states have a moral duty to address global justice? We will read leading research from international relations, comparative politics, and political theory to address these questions. In addition, students will draft research papers that address an aspect of these questions.